POLGRAW

POLGRAW has become a member group of the VIRGO project under the Memorandum of Agreement of April 24th, 2008. POLGRAW presently consists of 11 scientists based in Polish institutions.


Members of the POLGRAW

  • Kazimierz Borkowski, Centre for Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun
  • Robert Budzyński, Instytut of Theoretical Physics, Warsaw University, Warsaw
  • Tomasz Bulik, Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw University, Warsaw
  • Piotr Jaranowski, Faculty of Physics, University of Bialystok, Bialystok
  • Maciej Kamiński, Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw University, Warsaw
  • Witold Kondracki, Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
  • Izabela Kowalska, Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw University, Warsaw
  • Andrzej Królak, Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
  • Maciej Piętka, Faculty of Physics, University of Bialystok, Bialystok
  • Andrzej Pisarski, Faculty of Physics, University of Bialystok, Bialystok
  • Dorota Rosińska, Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Gora. Zielona Gora


    Scientific objectives

    POLGRAW will contribute to the VIRGO project in the following areas: 

    1.  Data analysis: 
 a. Participation to the all sky search for GWs emitted 
    by rotating neutron Stars (CW working group).
 b. Modeling populations and GW signals form coalescing binary systems 
    of neutron stars and black holes, including black-hole binaries 
    with non-negligible spin (CB working group).

2.  Detector characterization: Search for periodic interferences in
    the data.

3.  Contribute to code simulating working and performance of the VIRGO
    interferometer.
    We are also planning to contribute to Advanced VIRGO construction through collaboration with Center of Space Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.


    Documents

    Memorandum of Agreement with VIRGO project
    Presentation of the POLGRAW group at VIRGO week on 22nd of April 2008
    Plans of POLGRAW group for data analysis in 2008


    Links

    Several memebers of POLGRAW group gained experience in the search for gravitational wave signals from neutron stars using bar detector data.
    Memebers of the POLGRAW group participate in two working groups of LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration:
  • Continuous-Wave Group and
  • Compact Binary Coalescence Group.


    Last updated: October 14, 2008